diff --git a/test/integration/collector-remote-method.tap.js b/test/integration/collector-remote-method.tap.js
index 1729f3c1fa..16298c4d8c 100644
--- a/test/integration/collector-remote-method.tap.js
+++ b/test/integration/collector-remote-method.tap.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const url = require('url')
 const collector = require('../lib/fake-collector')
 const RemoteMethod = require('../../lib/collector/remote-method')
 const NAMES = require('../../lib/metrics/names')
-require('../lib/metrics_helper')
+const { assertMetricValues } = require('../lib/metrics_helper')
 const { instrumentMockedAgent, unloadAgent } = require('../lib/agent_helper')
 const { SSL_HOST } = require('../lib/agent_helper')
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ tap.test('record data usage supportability metrics', (t) => {
       method.invoke(payload, resolve)
     })
 
-    t.assertMetricValues(
+    assertMetricValues(
       {
         metrics: agent.metrics
       },
diff --git a/test/integration/instrumentation/fetch.tap.js b/test/integration/instrumentation/fetch.tap.js
index 3dbe1c4251..2321f6a403 100644
--- a/test/integration/instrumentation/fetch.tap.js
+++ b/test/integration/instrumentation/fetch.tap.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ tap.test('fetch', { skip: semver.lte(process.version, '18.0.0') }, function (t)
       })
       t.equal(status, 200)
 
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/post`], { exact: false })
+      metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/post`], { exact: false })
       tx.end()
       t.end()
     })
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ tap.test('fetch', { skip: semver.lte(process.version, '18.0.0') }, function (t)
       const [{ status }, { status: status2 }] = await Promise.all([req1, req2])
       t.equal(status, 200)
       t.equal(status2, 200)
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/post`, `External/${HOST}/put`], {
+      metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/post`, `External/${HOST}/put`], {
         exact: false
       })
       tx.end()
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ tap.test('fetch', { skip: semver.lte(process.version, '18.0.0') }, function (t)
         })
       } catch (err) {
         t.equal(err.message, 'fetch failed')
-        t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, ['External/invalidurl/foo'], { exact: false })
+        metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, ['External/invalidurl/foo'], { exact: false })
         t.equal(tx.exceptions.length, 1)
         tx.end()
         t.end()
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ tap.test('fetch', { skip: semver.lte(process.version, '18.0.0') }, function (t)
         }, 100)
         await req
       } catch (err) {
-        t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/delay/1000`], { exact: false })
+        metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/delay/1000`], { exact: false })
         t.equal(tx.exceptions.length, 1)
         t.equal(tx.exceptions[0].error.name, 'AbortError')
         tx.end()
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ tap.test('fetch', { skip: semver.lte(process.version, '18.0.0') }, function (t)
       try {
         await req
       } catch (error) {
-        t.assertSegments(transaction.trace.root, [`External/localhost:${port}/`], {
+        metrics.assertSegments(transaction.trace.root, [`External/localhost:${port}/`], {
           exact: false
         })
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ tap.test('fetch', { skip: semver.lte(process.version, '18.0.0') }, function (t)
     helper.runInTransaction(agent, async (tx) => {
       const { status } = await fetch(`${REQUEST_URL}/status/400`)
       t.equal(status, 400)
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/status/400`], { exact: false })
+      metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/status/400`], { exact: false })
       tx.end()
       t.end()
     })
diff --git a/test/versioned/amqplib/amqp-utils.js b/test/versioned/amqplib/amqp-utils.js
index f05f2e988f..1b012a486e 100644
--- a/test/versioned/amqplib/amqp-utils.js
+++ b/test/versioned/amqplib/amqp-utils.js
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ function verifySubscribe(t, tx, exchange, routingKey) {
     ]
   }
 
-  t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, segments)
+  metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, segments)
 
-  t.assertMetrics(
+  metrics.assertMetrics(
     tx.metrics,
     [[{ name: 'MessageBroker/RabbitMQ/Exchange/Produce/Named/' + exchange }]],
     false,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function verifyDistributedTrace(t, produceTransaction, consumeTransaction) {
 
 function verifyConsumeTransaction(t, tx, exchange, queue, routingKey) {
   t.doesNotThrow(function () {
-    t.assertMetrics(
+    metrics.assertMetrics(
       tx.metrics,
       [
         [{ name: 'OtherTransaction/Message/RabbitMQ/Exchange/Named/' + exchange }],
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ function verifyConsumeTransaction(t, tx, exchange, queue, routingKey) {
 }
 
 function verifySendToQueue(t, tx) {
-  t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, ['MessageBroker/RabbitMQ/Exchange/Produce/Named/Default'])
+  metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, ['MessageBroker/RabbitMQ/Exchange/Produce/Named/Default'])
 
-  t.assertMetrics(
+  metrics.assertMetrics(
     tx.metrics,
     [[{ name: 'MessageBroker/RabbitMQ/Exchange/Produce/Named/Default' }]],
     false,
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ function verifyProduce(t, tx, exchangeName, routingKey) {
     ]
   }
 
-  t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, segments, 'should have expected segments')
+  metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, segments, 'should have expected segments')
 
-  t.assertMetrics(
+  metrics.assertMetrics(
     tx.metrics,
     [[{ name: 'MessageBroker/RabbitMQ/Exchange/Produce/Named/' + exchangeName }]],
     false,
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ function verifyGet({ t, tx, exchangeName, routingKey, queue, assertAttr }) {
   const produceName = 'MessageBroker/RabbitMQ/Exchange/Produce/Named/' + exchangeName
   const consumeName = 'MessageBroker/RabbitMQ/Exchange/Consume/Named/' + queue
   if (isCallback) {
-    t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [produceName, consumeName, ['Callback: <anonymous>']])
+    metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [produceName, consumeName, ['Callback: <anonymous>']])
   } else {
-    t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [produceName, consumeName])
+    metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [produceName, consumeName])
   }
-  t.assertMetrics(tx.metrics, [[{ name: produceName }], [{ name: consumeName }]], false, false)
+  metrics.assertMetrics(tx.metrics, [[{ name: produceName }], [{ name: consumeName }]], false, false)
   if (assertAttr) {
     const segment = metrics.findSegment(tx.trace.root, consumeName)
     const attributes = segment.getAttributes()
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ function verifyPurge(t, tx) {
     ]
   }
 
-  t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, segments, 'should have expected segments')
+  metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, segments, 'should have expected segments')
 
-  t.assertMetrics(tx.metrics, [[{ name: 'MessageBroker/RabbitMQ/Queue/Purge/Temp' }]], false, false)
+  metrics.assertMetrics(tx.metrics, [[{ name: 'MessageBroker/RabbitMQ/Queue/Purge/Temp' }]], false, false)
 }
 
 function verifyTransaction(t, tx, msg) {
diff --git a/test/versioned/express/segments.tap.js b/test/versioned/express/segments.tap.js
index 74db64a938..326805b889 100644
--- a/test/versioned/express/segments.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/express/segments.tap.js
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ function runTest(t, options, callback) {
 }
 
 function checkSegments(t, segments, expected, opts) {
-  t.assertSegments(segments, expected, opts)
+  assertSegments(segments, expected, opts)
 }
 
 function checkMetrics(t, metrics, expected, path) {
@@ -923,5 +923,5 @@ function checkMetrics(t, metrics, expected, path) {
     expectedAll.push([{ name: metric, scope: 'WebTransaction/Expressjs/GET/' + path }])
   }
 
-  t.assertMetrics(metrics, expectedAll, false, false)
+  metrics.assertMetrics(metrics, expectedAll, false, false)
 }
diff --git a/test/versioned/kafkajs/kafka.tap.js b/test/versioned/kafkajs/kafka.tap.js
index d585bfafe8..19a8fe6544 100644
--- a/test/versioned/kafkajs/kafka.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/kafkajs/kafka.tap.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const tap = require('tap')
+const { assertSegments } = require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
 const params = require('../../lib/params')
 const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ tap.test('consume inside of a transaction', async (t) => {
     agent.on('transactionFinished', (tx) => {
       txCount++
       if (tx.name === expectedName) {
-        t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`${SEGMENT_PREFIX}subscribe`, `${SEGMENT_PREFIX}run`], {
+        assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`${SEGMENT_PREFIX}subscribe`, `${SEGMENT_PREFIX}run`], {
           exact: false
         })
       } else {
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ tap.test('consume batch inside of a transaction', async (t) => {
 
   const txPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
     agent.on('transactionFinished', (tx) => {
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`${SEGMENT_PREFIX}subscribe`, `${SEGMENT_PREFIX}run`], {
+      assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`${SEGMENT_PREFIX}subscribe`, `${SEGMENT_PREFIX}run`], {
         exact: false
       })
       resolve()
diff --git a/test/versioned/kafkajs/utils.js b/test/versioned/kafkajs/utils.js
index 9fd9c58c82..5b58c6b8e8 100644
--- a/test/versioned/kafkajs/utils.js
+++ b/test/versioned/kafkajs/utils.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ utils.waitForConsumersToJoinGroup = ({ consumer, maxWait = 10000 }) =>
  */
 utils.verifyConsumeTransaction = ({ t, tx, topic, clientId }) => {
   const expectedName = `OtherTransaction/Message/Kafka/Topic/Consume/Named/${topic}`
-  t.assertMetrics(
+  metrics.assertMetrics(
     tx.metrics,
     [
       [{ name: expectedName }],
diff --git a/test/versioned/koa/koa-route.tap.js b/test/versioned/koa/koa-route.tap.js
index 9048776692..a4007a85bf 100644
--- a/test/versioned/koa/koa-route.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/koa/koa-route.tap.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
-require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
+const { assertSegments } = require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const { run } = require('./utils')
 
 tap.test('koa-route instrumentation', function (t) {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tap.test('koa-route instrumentation', function (t) {
     })
     app.use(first)
     agent.on('transactionFinished', function (tx) {
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
+      assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
         'WebTransaction/WebFrameworkUri/Koa/GET//resource',
         ['Nodejs/Middleware/Koa/firstMiddleware//resource']
       ])
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ tap.test('koa-route instrumentation', function (t) {
     app.use(first)
     app.use(second)
     agent.on('transactionFinished', function (tx) {
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
+      assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
         'WebTransaction/WebFrameworkUri/Koa/GET//:second',
         [
           'Nodejs/Middleware/Koa/firstMiddleware//:first',
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ tap.test('koa-route instrumentation', function (t) {
     app.use(first)
     app.use(second)
     agent.on('transactionFinished', function (tx) {
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
+      assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
         'WebTransaction/WebFrameworkUri/Koa/GET//:first',
         [
           'Nodejs/Middleware/Koa/firstMiddleware//:first',
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ tap.test('koa-route instrumentation', function (t) {
     app.use(first)
     app.use(second)
     agent.on('transactionFinished', function (tx) {
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
+      assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
         'WebTransaction/WebFrameworkUri/Koa/GET//:first',
         ['Nodejs/Middleware/Koa/firstMiddleware//:first']
       ])
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ tap.test('koa-route instrumentation', function (t) {
     app.use(first)
     app.use(second)
     agent.on('transactionFinished', function (tx) {
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
+      assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
         'WebTransaction/WebFrameworkUri/Koa/GET//:second',
         [
           'Nodejs/Middleware/Koa/firstMiddleware//:first',
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ tap.test('koa-route instrumentation', function (t) {
     app.use(second)
     app.use(third)
     agent.on('transactionFinished', function (tx) {
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
+      assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [
         'WebTransaction/WebFrameworkUri/Koa/GET//resource',
         [
           'Nodejs/Middleware/Koa/firstMiddleware',
diff --git a/test/versioned/prisma/utils.js b/test/versioned/prisma/utils.js
index 215f939f4b..4da3ddd8d8 100644
--- a/test/versioned/prisma/utils.js
+++ b/test/versioned/prisma/utils.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 'use strict'
 const utils = module.exports
-const { findSegment, getMetricHostName } = require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
+const { findSegment, getMetricHostName, assertSegments } = require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const { DB, PRISMA } = require('../../../lib/metrics/names')
 const params = require('../../lib/params')
 const expectedUpsertMetrics = {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function verifyTraces(t, agent, transaction) {
   t.ok(trace, 'trace should exist')
   t.ok(trace.root, 'root element should exist')
 
-  t.assertSegments(trace.root, [findMany, update, update, findMany], { exact: true })
+  assertSegments(trace.root, [findMany, update, update, findMany], { exact: true })
   const findManySegment = findSegment(trace.root, findMany)
   t.ok(findManySegment.timer.hrDuration, 'findMany segment should have ended')
   const updateSegment = findSegment(trace.root, update)
diff --git a/test/versioned/undici/requests.tap.js b/test/versioned/undici/requests.tap.js
index f2f37a23e9..f348ca5e8a 100644
--- a/test/versioned/undici/requests.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/undici/requests.tap.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
       })
       t.equal(statusCode, 200)
 
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/post`], { exact: false })
+      metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/post`], { exact: false })
       tx.end()
       t.end()
     })
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
 
       await client.request({ path: '/', method: 'GET' })
 
-      t.assertSegments(transaction.trace.root, [`External/localhost:${port}/`], {
+      metrics.assertSegments(transaction.trace.root, [`External/localhost:${port}/`], {
         exact: false
       })
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
       const [{ statusCode }, { statusCode: statusCode2 }] = await Promise.all([req1, req2])
       t.equal(statusCode, 200)
       t.equal(statusCode2, 200)
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/post`, `External/${HOST}/put`], {
+      metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/post`, `External/${HOST}/put`], {
         exact: false
       })
       tx.end()
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
         })
       } catch (err) {
         t.ok(err)
-        t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, ['External/invalidurl/foo'], { exact: false })
+        metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, ['External/invalidurl/foo'], { exact: false })
         t.equal(tx.exceptions.length, 1)
         tx.end()
         t.end()
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
         }, 100)
         await req
       } catch (err) {
-        t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/delay/1000`], { exact: false })
+        metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/delay/1000`], { exact: false })
         t.equal(tx.exceptions.length, 1)
         const expectedErrMsg = semver.gte(pkgVersion, '6.3.0')
           ? 'This operation was aborted'
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
       try {
         await req
       } catch (error) {
-        t.assertSegments(transaction.trace.root, [`External/localhost:${port}/`], {
+        metrics.assertSegments(transaction.trace.root, [`External/localhost:${port}/`], {
           exact: false
         })
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
         method: 'GET'
       })
       t.equal(statusCode, 400)
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/status/400`], { exact: false })
+      metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/status/400`], { exact: false })
       tx.end()
       t.end()
     })
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
     helper.runInTransaction(agent, async (tx) => {
       const res = await undici.fetch(REQUEST_URL)
       t.equal(res.status, 200)
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/`], { exact: false })
+      metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/`], { exact: false })
       tx.end()
       t.end()
     })
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
           })
         }
       )
-      t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/get`], { exact: false })
+      metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/get`], { exact: false })
       tx.end()
       t.end()
     })
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ tap.test('Undici request tests', (t) => {
         }),
         (err) => {
           t.error(err)
-          t.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/get`], { exact: false })
+          metrics.assertSegments(tx.trace.root, [`External/${HOST}/get`], { exact: false })
           tx.end()
           t.end()
         }